Articles by: Gary Pritts

President, Gary Pritts Gary consults in the areas of physician practice management, medical information systems, HIPAA compliance, health and productivity management and general business management.  Gary serves on the board of Lakewood Hospital, one of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals, and is a founder and past president of eHealth Ohio, and is active with numerous professional organizations.  He served as product development manager for the EDI clearinghouse division of Quadax, a regional clearinghouse, and  understands provider organizations from his 6 years as President and owner of Premier Rehab, a Medicare Certified Rehab agency with two Cleveland locations.  His computer background includes 15 years in various computer and computer service organizations.  He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Latest HIPAA News from the OCR

There has been quite a bit of activity from the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) related to health information privacy. Consumers and medical providers should take note of the following: A Spanish version of the Model Notices of Privacy Practices (NPP) has been issued...

OCR to OACBDD Tech Alliance – Key Take Aways

Two representatives from HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) presented on February 19, 2014 to about 70 members of the Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities Tech Alliance (OACBDD Tech Alliance).  Sifting through the information presented, here...

Elements of an Effective Compliance Program

Wanda Hardy and Jeffrey Dunifon, both of the Office of Civil Rights Region 5, yesterday presented to the OACBDD Tech Alliance yesterday at the Delaware County Board facilities.  The 1 day program was dedicated to HIPAA compliance.   Among the many best-practices...

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